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The discord threatens gridlock on bills affecting how doctors practice and how much they are paid.

The discord threatens gridlock on bills affecting how doctors practice and how much they are paid.

The tension between the AMA and Republicans threatens gridlock on bills affecting how doctors practice and how much they are paid.

Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, FAMIA, FASA, an anesthesiologist from Wisconsin, was voted president-elect of the AMA at the organization’s House of Delegates meeting. He will be installed as president in June 2023.

Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, a Wisconsin anesthesiologist, became the first openly gay person to win the office of AMA president-elect. Learn about the other AMA election results.

The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, or AAPI, April 11 announced the individuals who will serve as the leadership team for 2021-2022 and beyond.

In a recent Permanente Medicine Podcast” episode, Susan R. Bailey, MD, an allergist and immunologist and president of the AMA, and Margaret Ferguson, MD, a pediatric hospitalist and president and executive medical director of the Colorado Permanente Medical Group, shared some of the challenges they faced in striving to become leaders in their fields, as well as advice for young female medical students and physicians looking to build careers as leaders. Permanente Medicine is part of the AMA...